Chapter 18

Kieran’s POV

My heart was raging as I rode through the thick forest, my grip tight around Kayla’s reins. She galloped at full speed, her powerful legs pounding hard against the ground , but no matter how fast we went, the pain in me never ran

The past is always here. It did not fade. It did not leave. It remained, it constantly reminded me of who I was, like an open wound that refused to close.

My eyes turned red as I heard her scream—piercing, raw, filled with pain and terror

Lily.

My sister’s voice as she desperately called me to save her but I couldn't, I was tied down like an animal as I watched my sister burn into ashes .

I clenched my jaw, my fingers tightening around the reins so hard my knuckles turned white. The memory was just there, dragging